MALAYSIA MUST ALSO WAKE UP

Groucho Marx said: “The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. When the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.”

WAKE UP AMERICA..CANADA..EUROPE..AUSTRALIA..

Is this man (Groucho Marx) truly a genius? Please read the caption below: It is true...it DID happen!

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".. All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

Comments:

The matter could not be any simpler than that. On analyzing the gist of the tests, there are possibly the 5 best sentences or statements   we could draw and all are applicable to the experiment:

1.   The government cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2.   What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3.   The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4.   You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5.   When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

....and ...MALAYSIA MUST ALSO WAKE UP.

I could not think of any good reason for not sharing the above which was shared by someone. Perhaps you may have one good reason for not passing this on to others.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Wishing our esteemed readers and viewers

very Blessed Christmas

and

prosperous New Year 2012

QUOTED MESSAGE

Message from Comedian - George Carlin  

  “The Paradox Of Our Time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and Pray Too Seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but Polluted The Soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. And Always Remember:  Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”

1.   The above is re-quoted from my Christmas posting in “ex-tanjong” forum on 20^th December 2008.

2.   Isn’t it amazing that George Carlin, a comedian of the 70's and 80's, very famous for "black comedy" could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate with its timeless relevancy?

3.   May you be enriched by the message and aspire to inspire others to conquer not the outer space of cosmos but the inner space within selves.

TODAY IS A "GIFT" CALLED "THE PRESENT"

"TODAY" IS A "GIFT" – That is WHY it is called

“THE PRESENT”

Dear Esteemed Readers & Viewers,

The origin of this story is unknown. I came across it when I went through my archives. It was sent to me some time ago. I find the story is spiritually uplifting and worth sharing herein.

Please spare one minute to read it. Think through the story. I pray it will impact your thinking....

THE STORY

Two men namely Baruch and Tobias were seriously ill. Both men occupied the same hospital room.

Baruch was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window.
Tobias had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation........

Every afternoon Baruch whose bed was by the window could sit up. He would pass the time by describing to Tobias all the things he could see outside the window.

Tobias who was in the other bed across began to live for those one hour periods where his world within would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside described by Baruch.


The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats under the watchful eyes of their parents.


Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.


As Baruch described all this in exquisite details, Tobias on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.


One warm afternoon, Baruch described a parade passing by. Although Tobias could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as Baruch by portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed
 

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of Baruch, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, Tobias asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, Tobias propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall.

Tobias asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate (Baruch) who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man (Baruch) was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

MORALS OF THE STORY

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
 

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

It is heartwarming.

God bless!

aonepakkopi